Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!

“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own?

But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.

The one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’

I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they could accuse him.

“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’